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卡西米爾效應

简卡西米尔效应 · 繁卡西米爾效應

Mandarin · pinyin Kǎ xī mǐ ěr xiào yìng

Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vacuum effects)

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卡: kǎ · card, punch card; calorie
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
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效: xiào · result, effect; effectiveness
應: yīng · should, ought to, must
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
应: yīng · should, ought to, must

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3–1–3–3–4–4 · Ka3 xi1 mi3 er3 xiao4 ying4

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kaa1 sai1 mai5 ji5 haau6 jing3

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